Definition of Arnica montana

1. Noun. Herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings.

Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Genus Arnica
Terms within: Arnica

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arnica Montana

Arnab
Arnaia
Arnamagnæan
Arndt's law
Arndt-Gottron syndrome
Arne
Arnea
Arneth count
Arneth formula
Arneth index
Arneth stages
Arnhem
Arnhem Land
Arnica cordifolia
Arnica montana
Arnie
Arno
Arno River
Arnold
Arnold's bodies
Arnold's bundle
Arnold's canal
Arnold's ganglion
Arnold's nerve
Arnold's tract
Arnold-Chiari syndrome
Arnold Daniel Palmer
Arnold Gesell
Arnold Joseph Toynbee

Literary usage of Arnica montana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Clinical materia medica by Ernest Albert Farrington (1897)
"Millefolium. Eupatorium perf. Eupatorium purp. J Fever. . Taraxacum.—Liver. We will now proceed to study the first one of these. arnica montana. ..."

2. Leaders in Homœopathic Therapeutics by Eugene Beauharnais Nash (1899)
"arnica montana. This is the leading remedy for bruises and the results therefrom, and the symptoms—" Weakness, weariness, sensation as of being bruised. ..."

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